A grand complication: the race to build the world's most legendary watch
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East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
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Published:
New York : Atria Books, 2013.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc:
viii, 343 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781439190081 : HRD, 1439190089 : HRD, 9781439190081 (HRD), 1439190089 (HRD), 9781439190081, 1439190089
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-330) and index.
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Stacy Perman chronicles the thrilling pursuit between two ambitious men in the early 1900s to possess the most complicated timepiece in history. In 1999, at a monumental auction held at Sotheby's in New York City, an eighteen-carat gold pocket watch delivered in 1933 shattered all known records when it was sold for $11 million. Secretly commissioned by the wealthy financier Henry Graves, Jr., the timepiece contained twenty-four "complications," including a celestial chart over Manhattan. Considered the Mona Lisa of timepieces, it had been the coveted victor in a collecting duel that spanned three decades. In A Grand Complication, Stacy Perman takes us back to the early twentieth century to tell the incredible story ofhorological rivals: Wall Street and high society figure Henry Graves, Jr., and James Ward Packard, the brilliant inventor and automobile tycoon behind the elegant Packard Motorcar. These archetypes of American success went head to head, driving the finest watchmakers to push the boundaries of mathematics, astronomy, craftsmanship, and technology, all to win a personal race against time. With fascinating historical details that recreate the rich lives of these players and their families, Perman transportsus from the clubby world of New York high society to the birth of the American auto industry and its apogee of style in the Packard line, and into the ateliers of the greatest Swiss watchmakers. Theirs is the story of consuming passion, money-fueled epochs and economic collapse, the obsessive world of watches, and how it influenced the expression of wealth and luxury through gadgets and toys that have become symbols of status"--,Provided by publisher.
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"The race between two ambitious, complicated men in the early 1900s to create the most extravagant, complicated timepiece ever"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Perman, S. (2013). A grand complication: the race to build the world's most legendary watch. First Atria Books hardcover edition. New York, Atria Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Perman, Stacy. 2013. A Grand Complication: The Race to Build the World's Most Legendary Watch. New York, Atria Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Perman, Stacy, A Grand Complication: The Race to Build the World's Most Legendary Watch. New York, Atria Books, 2013.
MLA Citation (style guide)Perman, Stacy. A Grand Complication: The Race to Build the World's Most Legendary Watch. First Atria Books hardcover edition. New York, Atria Books, 2013.
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